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Article 370 is not mentioned in the J&K Assembly resolution passed by the NC government: Sajjad Lone | India News – Times of India
“I can’t understand that in the digital world, how can they (NC) lie like that. The resolution we passed makes no mention of Article 370, 35 A,” Lone said.
“It is an open, vague and ambiguous document. Only two parties say they mentioned Article 370 in the resolution: National Conference and BJP. After the elections, the BJP and NC are on the same page. What was the compulsion they did not mention about Article 370, 35 A,” he added.
This comes days after the J&K Assembly passed a resolution introduced by the National Conference (NC) calling on the Union government to initiate discussions on restoring the erstwhile state’s special status – which was declared in 2019 repealed with the repeal of Article 370.
While the resolution reaffirms the importance of J&K’s own identity, culture and rights, Article 370 is not explicitly mentioned.
BJP lawmakers protested the timing of the resolution, claiming it violated legislative protocol. Opposition Leader Sunil Sharma accused CM Omar Abdullah’s coalition government of violating the proceedings of the meeting as the day’s agenda was set to discuss the lieutenant governor’s speech. Despite repeated postponements due to the BJP’s protests, Speaker Abdur Rahim Rather put the resolution to vote and it was passed by a majority.
Defending the resolution, CM Abdullah asserted that it was now the Centre’s responsibility to respond to the meeting’s call. NC MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi emphasized that this move was only a preparatory step: “The struggle will not stop here as today only the doors have been opened by the assembly.”
The resolution received support from lawmakers outside the ruling alliance, including three PDP members, three independents and People’s Conference leader and party MLA Sajad Lone.
